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I work for a small company, so we have like no resources for helping us understanding benefits. My employer is willing to automatically give me 5% of my annual salary if I set up an IRA account. So ...

My wife and I separated and she moved out of our family home. She has not worked for the duration of our marriage as I had a good income and she looked after our young children.
She has chosen a life ...

Does anyone know which companies offer some type of student loan repayment assistance programs? I'm going to be helping Congress look at a new bill being proposed to make student loan repayment a tax ...

I am paying the rent for a homeless friend, and my/his rental costs are all over the shop due to poor/misunderstood information. I have given him my mobile number to pass on to the landlord so that ...

I'm using the gov.uk Child Benefit Tax Calculator and I don't know how I include my pension contributions in the "Pension contributions deducted from your pay" and "Pension contributions not paid from ...

I currently am on medication and was recently approved for SSI benefits including cash assistance and food stamps. The money comes in monthly with no problem but I can't afford housing with just this ...

A friend of mine pays to rent housing from her employer. This housing is owned and managed by the employer and rented only to employees. They agreed upon a rent of $X per month when she moved in and ...

If you don't make much money, there are prescription advocacy programs like this one that one can take part in. However, if you don't make a ton of money, it seems to me that you're likely to be on ...

I am a new grad and I just started working for a company. They offered me a 401(k) with a very good matching. So I decided to invest some of my income as I am single. I was taken by surprise by how I ...

If a worker makes contributions to a dependent-care Flexible Spending Account, and that worker expects she will be on maternity leave for a portion of the year, much of which will be "unpaid", what is ...

First off, I know red flags go up when credit cards are mentioned, so as a disclaimer, I am responsible with credit, prompt with payments, and I have a good solid credit score (says credit.com today).
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I contribute about 13% of my income to my company's 401k, which, at my salary, is well below the IRS limit of $17K/year (in 2012). However, with my raise this year, my benefits department told me that ...

I'm currently a student at Cornell University, where I pay for a monthly rent of about 780 dollars per month. I need a little more money to keep up my payments, but a job is simply not an option with ...

I have been in Canada for 6 months. My husband and I have recently separated. I have a 4-year old son living with me. I am currently working but the income is very low. I earn about $800/month. Which ...

How should I value benefits such as health insurance and employee stock purchase plans when I'm comparing jobs? I'd like a conversion to dollars so I can fairly compare them to jobs with only direct ...

I have to go on Employment Insurance (EI) because I am having surgery and was wondering if I still have to wait the 2 week waiting period they make you wait until you can receive benefits or do they ...

There have been several questions about reward point/loyalty programs offered by credit cards
Best Travel Point Credit Cards
Best Reward Benefit Credit Cards
Easy Comparison of Reward Benefit Cards
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Which card do you use and why? Some cards are similar but some not. This will also be affected by personal preference, so indicate why you chose a certain card vs. another e.g. if you like to travel ...

i.e. is there a way to "normalize" value and future-value of compensation components such as: annual bonus, commission, pension contribution, health benefits, vacation days, company car, etc. so that ...

Are travel point / reward credit cards worth the hassle and cost? Many such cards have fees, and when you try to book there are often restrictions. What has your experience been with these types of ...